Spitzbuben

Ingredients

• 375 g flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 200 g sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 250 g butter
• 1 Egg white
• 120 g ground hazelnuts
• 150 g currant jam
• powdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Knead flour, baking powder, sugar, vanilla sugar, butter pieces, egg white and ground hazelnuts into a ball, wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. 2.

   Roll the dough to about 0.7 cm thickness on a floured surface and cut out wavy‑rimmed cookie shapes (≈5 cm diameter) with a round cutter. From half of the cookies cut small stars or circles in the middle. Place cookies on a parchment‑lined baking sheet and bake at 180 °C for about 12 minutes. Remove and cool.

3. 3.

   Warm the jam, brush it over the starless cookies. Set aside remaining cookies, press slightly and let dry. Dust with powdered sugar.